The Philippines must take advantage of its allies in terms of conducting joint maritime operations, considering its limited resources in strengthening its capacity against possible attacks. This was what Retired Rear Admiral Rommel Jude Ong, a maritime security expert, believed in as he noted that...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Covid-19 situation in the Philippines is currently at a "manageable" status, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will soon launch the Optimization and Resiliency In the Onion Industry Network (ORION) Program in a bid to help the local onion industry improve its production and eventually lead to an ample supply of the agriculture product in the country. Onions (Mark...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The global vaccine-sharing platform Covax Facility has expressed its commitment to donate bivalent Covid-19 vaccines to the Philippines with the initial batch...
The mining sector is amenable to the government’s planned higher taxes as long as the move will not put them out of business and not discourage the strong interest by the world’s top mining giants to invest in the country. Mike Toledo, president of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will arrive in Manila to meet with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his Filipino counterpart, Carlito Galvez Jr., to advance the Western giant's interest in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking in a press conference on Tuesday, Philippine Ambassador to...
Union Bank of the Philippines (UBP) reported that its net income was almost flat at P12.7 billion last year from P12.6 billion in 2021 despite record net revenues in 2022. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the bank said its net revenues reached a record high of P52.2 billion, 16...
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has elevated a diocesan shrine and parish dedicated to Saint John Paul II in Bataan into a national shrine. Diocesan Shrine & Parish of St. John Paul II (Facebook) Located in Hermosa, Bataan, the shrine and parish are dedicated to the...
The University of the Philippines (UP) will offer a free guided tour at the Vargas Museum from Feb. 14 to 18 in celebration of National Arts Month. Courtesy of UP Vargas Museum The exhibitions on display are: You Betrayed the Party Just When You Should Have Helped It; the Vargas Museum Permanent...
Cheers to the best of this year’s Ternocon—grand winner Yssa Inumerable and runners-up Gabbie Sarenas and Gladys Rose Pantua Images NOEL PABALATE KERCHIEFS AND APRONS Balintawak by Yssa Inumerable. The designer received the highest citation, the Pacita Longos Award Vladimir Nabokov would have...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has met with private sector leaders from China and the United States to discuss the Philippines' infrastructure and business partnerships with both countries. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. holds courtesy calls with private sector leaders,...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. believes that the relationship between the Philippines and the United States had become more critical than it had ever been, as he thanked the American private sector for its continued interest in the country. Malacañang photo Marcos said this as he met...